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• TRP Releases Hylex Hydraulic Drop Bar Brake System for Singlespeed Cyclocross

  29 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  When we stopped at the TRP Brakes booth at the Outdoor Demo in Vegas before Interbike 2012, we inquired about the HyWire, the innovative hydraulic disc brake levers with TRP’s own electronic shifters built into the brake lever. The company had figured out how to make shifters compatible with Shimano’s Dura-Ace 7970 10-speed Di2 derailleurs, [...]

• SRAM Officially Unveils 2014 Red Hydraulic Disc Brakes, SRAM Red and Force 22

  15 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  It’s the week of cyclocross and road hydraulic disc brake launches. Today SRAM unveiled their new offerings, and on Tuesday, we’ll get the first official test ride on TRP’s HY-RD hybrid hydraulic/mechanical disc brake (as well as their dual-piston Spyre mechanical disc brake. One of the worst-kept secrets in cyclocross tech, thanks to some embargo [...]

• Ibis Launches Hakkalugi Disc Cyclocross Bike – World Champion Don Myrah Bike Profile – Updated: More Photos

  13 October 12 • 4 comments

  

  2013 Ibis Hakkalugi Disc Cyclocross Bike Launched by Jordan Villella and Andrew Yee The Ibis Hakkalugi was first released in 1997 and has gone through some major changes over the years. After enjoying many years as a TIG welded steel steed, the Hakkalugi resurfaced in 2009 as a phlegm-colored carbon fiber do-it-all bike that we [...]

• Sea Otter 2012 Day 1 – It’s All About Disc Brakes in Cyclocross – Updated

  19 April 12 • 3 comments

  New cyclocross bikes are often unveiled at Sea Otter, and this year, just as we saw at the 2011 Sea Otter Classic edition, the buzz and new cyclocross products on display are mostly centered around disc brakes, both mechanical and hydraulic.

• On the Newsstands: Cyclocross Magazine Issue 14

  6 October 11 • 1 comment

  

  Our subscribers are just beginning to report receiving Issue 14 – and we’re getting kudos both on its quality and our record-breaking turnaround time to keep the content coming during the season. Copies are also showing up at the bike shops and book stores that stock our publication too [See our list of "Top Shops"]. [...]

• Interbike 2011: Parbo’s Pre-CrossVegas Scramble

  13 September 11 • 2 comments

  by Josh Liberles I stopped by the Leopard Cycles booth at Interbike’s Outdoor Demo today, and talk inevitably turned to five-time Danish national champ Joachim Parbo, who has ridden Leopard’s flagship CX1 for the past several seasons. Parbo has raced extensively in the US in that time, and I reached out to him as we [...]

• CXM Tech Exclusive: Drop Bar Hydraulic Disc Brake Adapter Tested at Nationals

  7 December 10 • 7 comments

  With the recent UCI ruling allowing disc brakes in cyclocross, and USA Cycling’s subsequent adoption of the rule for the 2010 Cyclocross National Championships, a number of disc brakes will be out on the course. Almost all will be cable-pull models connected to typical cable-pull drop bar shift / brake levers like Shimano STI levers [...]